CucinAtipica
The Cook Is On Fire!Kopi Luwak: Che caffè di m…!
Un caffè venuto male può storcerti la giornata.
Eppure c’è chi è disposto a pagare cinque euro (!) per bere un caffè ricavato da chicchi trovati nelle feci di un mammifero dal nome eloquente: il paradoxurus. Del resto, de’ Andrè ci aveva avvertiti: dai diamanti non nasce niente, dal letame nascono i fiori.
Hunger Emergency!
Ever find yourself in a true hunger emergency?
Maybe you miss one meal, work made you fell asleep late in the night and you skip your lunch, now it’s six in the evening and you just can’t wait for dinner. In your fridge, past days vegetables and a meatball are just there for you to improvise a sandwich with less effort than ever.
An italian saying sounds like this: Hunger is the best cooker. Just fry the meatball with oil (seeds oil would be lighter) and when its surface is pleasurably blonde put it onto your traditional bread slices with your fringing ingredients: for this sandwich I used natural caoliflowers, fresh salad, a smooth cheese and smashed olives.
You can beat your Fressfleish [ger. "rush hunger"] with a soul satisfying sandwich, much richer and healthier than Macdo’s x-ray burger!
Bottarga Aglio e Olio
The simplest – and fastest! – way to cook noodles is in bianco [in bi'aṅko] with ‘couple of spoon of native olive oil, a “dressed up” (not peeled) garlic, and a dried chili pepper. So, how can we turn on this old and cheap recipe? Is there any enrichment we can add to this basical pasta? Of course…
You might want to know how to prepare the basic: boil 1hg of spaghetti (better if linguine) in abundant water; two minutes before pasta is ready (al dente means one minute before timing shown on envelop!) start stirring in a frying pan two tablespoon of olive oil, a garlic and a chili pepper. Then finish the noodles’ cooking into the pan.
I decided to use a very particular ingredient this time: Bottarga, from sardinian cured fish roe. You can eather chop it or pour it like parmesan cheese as a topping for your spaghetti, for a nice and unexpected scent of seafish for such simple a dish.
If you pour one tablespoon of Gomashio [ごま塩] on your dish, be carefull not to add too much salt to the noodles’ boiling water.
A very simple way of revolving a very simple traditional midnight spaghetti recipe.
Apple Pie: l’Amerika in Casa
“Apple Pie” must sound like the most traditional name for a cake in the english speaking countries. But if you translate it in italian, torta di mele [ 'tɔrta di 'mele] evokes a radically different kind of pie in the average italian gourmand’s mind.
That is pretty much an argument for this post: a conservative dessert in a country can be quite revolutionary abroad. This pie require less efforts than any other italian relatives. 4 cups of flour mixed together with 200 grams butter and a pinch of salt; 4-5 apples, better if different in kind, chopped and showered with half a lemon and a puff of cinnamon. 45′ in 180° oven for a masterpiece of simplicity and taste.
Monte Giovi mon amour!
Not much to say: a honest glass of red wine poured from a huge barrel. We reached the top of this hill, thru sweat and stressed curvy ways. But good things needs time and patience, and this place is worth the ungentle and rocky road. We just can’t wait for cheeses and mountain hams they’re going to serve us!
coffe~del~ice
Coffee break has never been so amusing. An old pal came from Germany to visit: the best way to welcome him in Italy is this refreshing, soul satisfying ice coffee cream with some drops of milk. Backpacks are ready to start our journey throught the <i>penisola</i> heading north to reach Switzerland and Austria. Long live slowfood and slowtravelling!
Journey to the Center of Tender
Nelle oscurità remote della credenza, dove riposano zuccherose promesse e profumati cuscini alle rose, possono emergere croissant e ciambelline aggredendo il tuo senso del pudore. Chi ha stabilito un giorno che il piccolo, il grazioso, il minuto dovessero essere attributi della Bellezza doveva avere in mente questi gioielli di pasticceria. E gli occhi per guardare le mani di un Angelo.
Twiggy Cuckoo Chocolate Nest for a Reincarnation of a Lovebirth
L’accostamento tra cioccolato e affetto è fin troppo immediato. Quando manca qualcosa pane e cioccolato sono la sintesi ideale. E la cosa migliore di questa sublime esperienza è la pressoché totale mancanza di scrupolo morale nel commettere il reato di fusione: non sostituirà l’affetto ma appagherà la mancanza. Specialmente se i suoi baci sono una glassa zuccherata sciolti al sole di un isola di tamarindo. Reincarnation Of A Lovebird. Tìtol esgotat… Saltar muy rapido, si us plau! Y cuidado que puede quemar…
The Lil’ Princess and her tasty cherrypop
Un bel modo di cominciare la giornata, o di celebrare il rito del tè. Una torta di ricotta e panna montata a neve riposa su un biscotto di frutti secchi e il suo sapore è tenue e delicato, lascia in bocca la voglia di un liquore, o di un’altro pasticcino. La principessa merita questo nome: sa essere pesante, e non concede che si parli alle sue spalle.
